FAQ's

Interests of climate services users differ for each sector but generally across all sectors users are interested in seasonal forecasts, heat stress and any other extreme weather events to help in predicting and planning on potential severe events. Below is a table showing some of the key interests for each climate services sector.

Climate services products improve anticipatory responses of users to get better equipped in addressing climate hazards threatening their respective sector. Information of past, current, and projected climate change identifies national, sub-national or regions most vulnerable to climate risks. Based on such climate projections, stakeholders work together on robust adaptation measures to minimise damage and possible financial losses.

Climate services are the provision and use of climate data, information, and knowledge to assist decision-making at local, national, sub-national and regional levels through collaboration of various stakeholders. Climate services includes the impact of expected climate hazards such temperature and rainfall on agriculture, health, and other critical sectors. Users of the climate services are expected to use the information to make better decisions on managing identified climate hazards and predict and build resilience on climate shocks. (WFP/ Climate Adapt).

The WMO/IPCC defines Climate Information as the collection and interpretation of observations of the actual weather and climate as well as simulations of climate in both past and future periods. Examples of climate information products are forecasts, climate models and climate scenarios.